The PS5 Digital Edition is a disc-drive-less version of Sony’s PlayStation 5, focused entirely on digital game purchases and downloads. Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
🎮 Key Features
No disc drive — games and media must be downloaded or streamed, there’s no physical Blu-ray drive. Wikipedia+1
Powerful hardware — includes the same CPU (AMD Zen 2), GPU (RDNA 2), RAM (16 GB GDDR6), and custom ultra-high speed SSD as the regular PS5. Wikipedia+1
Storage — older models have ~825 GB SSD (of which only part is usable), while the newer “Slim” digital editions ship with 1 TB storage. PlayStation Direct+2Wikipedia+2
Graphics & Performance — supports up to 4K resolution gameplay, often up to 120 Hz when connected to a compatible display; also has ray tracing support. Wikipedia
Backward compatibility — plays most PS4 games. Wikipedia
Slim redesign in recent models: the “Slim” versions are more compact and lighter, with same core specs minus physical disc drive.
